Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 10-12, 2018

The Global Legal Skills Conference is the leading international gathering for global skills education. GLS-13 will be held at the Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, from December 10-12, 2018.

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Join Us in Melbourne, Australia!

The 2018 Global Legal Skills Conference (GLS-13) will provide an opportunity to share the best practices of international legal skills education while taking in the beautiful surroundings of Melbourne, Australia. The December 2018 conference at Melbourne Law School will begin on Monday, December 10, 2018, and continue through Wednesday, December 12, 2018. There are certain to be activities before and after the conference itself, so if your schedule allows please plan to arrive a few days early and to stay for a few days after.

Your experience in Australia will allow you to learn and share cutting-edge information on global legal education and to meet experts and new friends expected from Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries.

In holding the GLS-13 Conference at Melbourne Law School, we acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where the law school is located: the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.

Important Dates

July 3, 2018: Final presentation proposals deadline

September 20, 2018: Early bird registration deadline

December 9, 2018: Walking tour of Melbourne

December 10, 2018: Conference opens

December 13, 2018: Post-Conference Law and Culture Outing

Sponsors

Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)

The John Marshall Law School, Chicago (Illinois, USA)

Cooperating Entities

American Bar Association Section of International Law

American Society of International Law

Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School

Australasian Law Teachers Association

Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law

Clarity

International Law Institute

International Law Students Association (ILSA)

Lawbility (Switzerland)

Legal Writing Institute

Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers

Teaching International Law Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association